Kris Neely is the co-author of the well-received "Life between the Tigers" as well as author of the forthcoming "The Girl by the Side of the Road." He is also working on a re-interpretation of a classic Zen book, "The Religion of the Samurai: A Study of Zen Philosophy" originally authored by Kaiten Nukariya. Mr. Neely has been studying Zen, Buddhism, and Taoism for decades, ever since his Mom plopped him in front of a TV and made him watch a program about Zen presented by the eminent Zen scholar Alan Watts. Mr. Neely's aim is to interpret Zen, Buddhism, and Taoism is ways that attract new people to the subjects. "Buddha is a Greeter at Walmart" took Kris several years to complete and reflects the author's personality, warmth, and (somewhat wacky) sense of humor. Mr. Neely is also the published author of several books and scores of articles on information technology -- and is an award-winning theatrical director and actor. He lives in Northern California.